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Synthesis and Application of Fluoropolymers
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Synthesis and Application of Fluoropolymers

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Chemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 5 October 2024 | Viewed by 4175

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Prof. Dr. Vincent Ladmiral

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ENSCM Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Montpellier, Equipe Ingénierie et Architectures Macromoléculaires, Montpellier, France
Interests: design and synthesis of functional polymers
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Dear Colleagues,

Fluoropolymers, polymers bearing fluorine atoms (or fluorinated alkyl groups) directly linked to the main chain, constitute a unique class of materials. They indeed present outstanding properties in terms of resistance to chemicals and weathering, and some of them have remarkable electroactive properties (ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity, etc.). Owing to these uncommon properties, they have found application in numerous energy fields (fuel cells and batteries), for high-performance coatings and membranes, in printed electronics as actuators, and as sensors and detectors.

This Special Issue will focus on fluoropolymers, from the synthesis of polymer architectures (block, star, etc.) and copolymers to the preparation of materials (self-assembled structures, networks and conetworks, covalent adaptable networks, composites, foams, films, coatings), as well as on their numerous current and potential applications.

Prof. Dr. Vincent Ladmiral
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Keywords

  • Polymerization 
  • Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization 
  • Block copolymers 
  • Elastomers 
  • Networks 
  • Composites 
  • Foams 
  • Covalent Adaptable Networks 
  • Electroactive properties 
  • Piezoelectricity 
  • Self-assembly 
  • Nanostructures 
  • Kinetics 
  • High performance 
  • Membranes 
  • Fuel cells 
  • Batteries 
  • Coatings 
  • Printed electronics 
  • Actuators 
  • Barrier properties 
  • Energy harvesting

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Synthesis, Characterization, and Environmental Applications of Novel Per-Fluorinated Organic Polymers with Azo- and Azomethine-Based Linkers via Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution
by Suha S. Altarawneh, Hani M. El-Kaderi, Alexander J. Richard, Osama M. Alakayleh, Ibtesam Y. Aljaafreh, Mansour H. Almatarneh, Taher S. Ababneh, Lo’ay A. Al-Momani and Rawan H. Aldalabeeh
Polymers 2023, 15(20), 4191; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/polym15204191 - 23 Oct 2023
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This study reports on the synthesis and characterization of novel perfluorinated organic polymers with azo- and azomethine-based linkers using nucleophilic aromatic substitution. The polymers were synthesized via the incorporation of decafluorobiphenyl and hexafluorobenzene linkers with diphenols in the basic medium. The variation in [...] Read more.
This study reports on the synthesis and characterization of novel perfluorinated organic polymers with azo- and azomethine-based linkers using nucleophilic aromatic substitution. The polymers were synthesized via the incorporation of decafluorobiphenyl and hexafluorobenzene linkers with diphenols in the basic medium. The variation in the linkers allowed the synthesis of polymers with different fluorine and nitrogen contents. The rich fluorine polymers were slightly soluble in THF and have shown molecular weights ranging from 4886 to 11,948 g/mol. All polymers exhibit thermal stability in the range of 350–500 °C, which can be attributed to their structural geometry, elemental contents, branching, and cross-linking. For instance, the cross-linked polymers with high nitrogen content, DAB-Z-1h and DAB-Z-1O, are more stable than azomethine-based polymers. The cross-linking was characterized by porosity measurements. The azo-based polymer exhibited the highest surface area of 770 m2/g with a pore volume of 0.35 cm3/g, while the open-chain azomethine-based polymer revealed the lowest surface area of 285 m2/g with a pore volume of 0.0872 cm3/g. Porous structures with varied hydrophobicities were investigated as adsorbents for separating water-benzene and water-phenol mixtures and selectively binding methane/carbon dioxide gases from the air. The most hydrophobic polymers containing the decafluorbiphenyl linker were suitable for benzene separation, while the best methane uptake values were 6.14 and 3.46 mg/g for DAB-Z-1O and DAB-A-1O, respectively. On the other hand, DAB-Z-1h, with the highest surface area and being rich in nitrogen sites, has recorded the highest CO2 uptake at 298 K (17.25 mg/g). Full article
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Semi-Fluorinated Di and Triblock Copolymer Nano-Objects Prepared via RAFT Alcoholic Dispersion Polymerization (PISA)
by Gregoire Desnos, Adrien Rubio, Chaimaa Gomri, Mathias Gravelle, Vincent Ladmiral and Mona Semsarilar
Polymers 2021, 13(15), 2502; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/polym13152502 - 29 Jul 2021
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A set of well-defined amphiphilic, semi-fluorinated di and triblock copolymers were synthesized via polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) under alcoholic dispersion polymerization conditions. This study investigates the influence of the length, nature and position of the solvophobic semi-fluorinated block. A poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl [...] Read more.
A set of well-defined amphiphilic, semi-fluorinated di and triblock copolymers were synthesized via polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) under alcoholic dispersion polymerization conditions. This study investigates the influence of the length, nature and position of the solvophobic semi-fluorinated block. A poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) was used as the stabilizing block to prepare the di and tri block copolymer nano-objects via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) controlled dispersion polymerization at 70 °C in ethanol. Benzylmethacrylate (BzMA) and semi-fluorinated methacrylates and acrylates with 7 (heptafluorobutyl methacrylate (HFBMA)), 13 (heneicosafluorododecyl methacrylate (HCFDDMA)) and 21 (tridecafluorooctyl acrylate (TDFOA)) fluorine atoms were used as monomers for the core-forming blocks. The RAFT polymerization of these semi-fluorinated monomers was monitored by SEC and 1H NMR. The evolution of the self-assembled morphologies was investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results demonstrate that the order of the blocks and the number of fluorine atoms influence the microphase segregation of the core-forming blocks and the final morphology of the nano-objects. Full article
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